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 Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
 [Lat., Nihil enim lacryma citius arescit.]  
 Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
 [Lat., Nihil enim lacryma citius arescit.] 
 She was a good deal shock'd; not shock'd at tears,
 For women shed and use them at their liking;
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 She was a good deal shock'd; not shock'd at tears,
 For women shed and use them at their liking;
  But there is something when man's eye appears
   Wet, still more disagreeable and striking. 
Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
Tears are the summer showers to the soul.
Tears are the summer showers to the soul.
Tears are words the heart can't express
Tears are words the heart can't express
When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved read more
When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved not enough.
A stoic of the woods,--a man without a tear.
A stoic of the woods,--a man without a tear.
Tears are words that are too deep to be spoken...
Tears are words that are too deep to be spoken...
Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.
Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.